Definitely homage to Pee Wee Herman, and ridiculous in the extreme. IMHO, such Thom Brown hipster-cool crap all belongs back on "Pee Wee's Playhouse."
Toothpick trousers, dress shoes without socks
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Astaire was known for wearing neckties in lieu of belts.
Some kind of necktie or long bandana?
The short pant suit thing is just experiencing a comeback, nothing new.
May 10, 1953. New York, NY
Vivian Maier, terrific photo exhibit was on display locally earlier his year, real people from the non-romanticized good old days.
http://www.vivianmaier.com/
dave
One wonders what the backstory on this one is. Managed to somehow lose track of his pants, but by golly he managed to keep track of his hat.
Or maybe the caption is two equally under dressed men on the streets of NYC in the later 40s. The man on the right has actually ventured into public without a hat.
I see you have taken a picture of me when I am home with the wife on vacation.
Ah. Another Vivian Maier fan?
There was a biographical movie on her, well worth watching. "Finding Vivian Maier", 2013.
Definitely John, seeing prints made from her negatives was jaw dropping. Great exhibit!
Thank you for the heads up on the movie, library has a copies and i've placed a hold for the next available one, they also have five books about her and her work so i'm all set.
dave
Not for me!! I stopped worrying about the latest fashion a long time ago.
I as well am "comfortable in my own skin."
Some of my clothes are back in style. Everything old is new again!
There's a difference between a fashionable man and a stylish man. A man with style will always do better in life than a man of fashion.
Well, ..... I most definitely have my own style! Small children sometimes run from me.
The modern gentlemen is a hollow shell, the vintage looks were worn by men who when they had to would take the jacket off and roll the sleeves up and get to work.
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Well said.
Astaire was known to thread ties through his belt loops in lieu of belts. Guy had panache to burn.
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Slender fellas, hard to imagine waist bands that high in this day and age.
dave
dave
Dude in brown has his sweater tucked into his trousers. Spiffy!
Those were the days before the obesity epidemic. Back then, everyone was thin and clothes were roomy. Now, everyone's fat and clothes are skin tight in a losing attempt to make us look thin.
You realize that this thread says more about us, and I include myself, than it does about modern fashion 
You realize that this thread says more about us, and I include myself, than it does about modern fashion
That is often true of such threads on B&B!
It's popular here amongst the locals mainly, and when you consider it is hot and humid 365 days a year, surely it cannot be comfortable.
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